Rene Maehr finished his sixth race in the FIM Superstock 1000 World Cup series in Brno, Czech Republic in 19th place while team newcomer Pauli Pekkanen rode to twenty second place in his first race with the team. The two riders of the Team KTM Maehr Superstock tackled the hilly and challenging racing circuit in Brno on the KTM 1190 RC8, the machine that was launched earlier this year in Europe and which is undergoing its first season of racing.
The KTM Maehr Superstock Team, this year contesting their first season onboard KTM's recently released 1190 RC8, is being reinforced as of the next race in Brno, Czech Republic with a second rider, Finnish racer Pauli Pekkanen. Pekkanen joins Rene Maehr as the second rider in what is the company's first season in Superstock, one in which KTM and the team is dedicated to gaining experience with the bike and in a whole new category of motor sports activity. Sending the RC8 straight on to the racing circuits is yet another extension of KTM‘s Ready to Race philosophy for the manufacturer that is one of the world leaders in the production of sports motorcycles.